Natalie's E-mail Newsletter:

Christmas happens to be my all-time absolute FAVORITE time of year. I'm crazy excited to share the joy of this season with y'all. The Lord has blessed me so much, and I can't thank Him enough. So giving away a few gifts to y'all is my small way of showing my appreciation.

And Natalie is one of the sweetest girls alive, y'all. For real. She and I "met" when we both finaled in the ACFW First Impressions contest last year. We connected through Seekerville and Facebook. As a newbie anxious about my first contest, I couldn't refrain from messaging her. We've been connected ever since! Such a God-thing. She read and critiqued my novel The Sound of Rain, and I did the same for her novel Heart of Valor (which is amazing, by the way).

We're both Southern girls (although, it's true--I hate sweet tea) who love to write and desire to please the Lord.